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Re: Lists of Upanishads [Re: VJR] #15965 - 05/08/02 05:54 AM Edit Reply Quote

Hi VJR, When I looked at the Salutation to Krshna text of the Gop�laT�pan� Upanishad (published by Shiv�nanda) the first thing I noticed was this: The language is a form of (late) Epic and not Vedic Sanskrit, so more in tune with the language of the BhagavadG�t� and the Pur�nas as we have now. The work belongs probably to the Panchar�tra school of Bhakti thought, which is later than the Ved�nta period. The older Upanishads were pre-historical-Krshna. The Gop�laT�pan� is dated in the MiddleAges, some say even up to the 14th century AD. There were 4 T�pan�ya Upanishads: 1. Nrsimha (prototype for the other) 2. R�ma 3. Tripura 4. Gop�la The Gop�laT�pan� is the Vaishnava variant of Advaita Ved�nta (more the personal devotional type), preserved by the Paippal�da school of Gujarat, according to the Gaud�ya Samprad�ya. And thus claiming to belong to the Atharva Sh�kh�, which isn't so, in my opinion, as the work belongs not to the Vedic period. But I have to read the whole text to say more on this. Note: some extracted data about from http://www.indiadivine.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000521-4.html Edited by Ishwa on 05/08/02 03:39 AM (server time).